EVENT: Digital Humanities Librarianship Online Symposium

The co-conveners of the ACRL Digital Scholarship Section Digital Humanities Discussion Group (DSS DHDG) invite you to attend an online symposium on digital humanities librarianship, to be held on Monday, 29 March 2021 at 12noon EST / 5pm UTC. Presentations: Laura Braunstein (Digital Humanities Librarian and Co-Lead, Digital by Dartmouth Library, Dartmouth College), “Stealth Outreach: ...

OPPORTUNITY: 2021 ADHO Communications Fellowships

From the Call for Applications: The Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO) seeks applicants for its two 2021 Communications Fellowships, each of which comes with a stipend of €500 (Euros). Each year, Communications Fellows work with ADHO’s Communications Officer to manage ADHO’s public communications activities. The fellowship is well suited for graduate students, young scholars, ...

JOB: Assistant Director for Preservation Reformatting and Metadata (Columbia University)

From the announcement: Columbia University Libraries seeks an experienced and innovative professional as the Assistant Director for Preservation Reformatting and Metadata to provide knowledge and expertise in the area of digitization for purposes of both access and long term preservation and in support of scholarship. The Assistant Director participates actively in preservation programs/projects at every ...

JOB: Scholarly Communications Librarian (Boston College)

From the announcement: Boston College Libraries are seeking a knowledgeable, collaborative, and creative individual to develop and further our scholarly communications initiatives. Reporting to the Associate University Librarian for Research & Learning, the Scholarly Communications Librarian will be an active member in a cohort of academic support teams in the Libraries, which includes Digital Scholarship, ...

RESOURCE: Internet Archive Scholar

The Internet Archive has released Internet Archive Scholar (IA Scholar), an open database that preserves and makes available inactive and at-risk open-access research publications. From their blog: Looking for a research paper but can’t find a copy in your library’s catalog or popular search engines? Give Internet Archive Scholar a try! We might have a PDF ...

EVENT: EH/DH: Energy Humanities and the Digital Turn

The University of Toronto’s Digital Humanities Network will be concluding their 2020-2021 Lightning Lunch Series with a final session focusing on “Energy Humanities and the Digital Turn,” to take place virtually on March 30th at 12p-1p EST. Speakers include Anne Pasek (Trent University), Caleb Wellum (University of Waterloo), and Lisa Parks (University of California at ...

EVENT: Hitting the Service Ceiling: The Prohibitive Cost of Professional Development in Academic Librarianship

On 9 April, the Librarians for Equitable Professional Development (LEPD) will be hosting “a free panel discussion that centers the experiences of academic librarians as we try to navigate professional development and service amidst economic uncertainty.” From the announcement: Join us to learn about the unacknowledged economic disparities related to professional development & service for ...

CFP: Digitorium 2021

The annual multidisciplinary digital humanities conference held at the University of Alabama Libraries, Digitorium, invites proposals for the 2021 conference to take place October 7-9, 2021. From the call for papers: We seek proposals from a range of people including those who are brand new in the field of digital humanities, experienced scholars, practitioners, students, ...

OPPORTUNITY: Antonio Zampolli Prize (ADHO)

The Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO) has opened calls for nomination to the triennial Antonio Zampolli Prize. According to the announcement, the prize: offers a unique opportunity to reward individual projects that either have been formative or had a decisive impact on the field as a whole. Because the prize is awarded to the ...

JOB: Research Data Librarian (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

From the announcement: The University Library of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign values diversity of thought, perspective, experience, and people, and is actively committed to a culture of inclusion and respect. We are dedicated to the practices of social justice, diversity, and equality, and we strive to overcome historical and divisive biases in our ...

JOB: Emerging Data Practices Librarian (Cornell University)

From the announcement: The Olin & Uris Libraries Research and Learning Services Department at Cornell University is seeking an Emerging Data Practices Librarian. We are looking for someone who will help students and scholars become more confident users of data in the humanities and social sciences – particularly with emerging types of research data, including ...